HEALTHY AGING NEWS
Third Meal Tips to Savor
Isagenix products make combining great flavor and balanced nutrition easy. But for many people, the challenge is planning a balanced, delicious third meal on Shake Days. Some find that meeting their target calorie range is the biggest obstacle. Others struggle with flavor and variety, finding that they have become stuck in a boring third-meal rut. You can easily solve both of these problems with a little culinary know-how.
How Vitamin C and Citrus Bioflavonoids Protect Healthy Blood Vessels
Healthy blood vessels are critically important to a healthy heart because blood vessels do much more than provide plumbing for blood to circulate throughout the body.
Calcium: You May Not be Getting Enough
Calcium is one of the most important minerals in the body, necessary to support the function and structure of bones and teeth, as well as a multitude of metabolic functions.
Work Your Leg Muscles to Save Your Brain
Try this simple test: Sit down on the ground and get up using only your legs. Don’t rush, but see if you can do it without using your hands, elbows, or knees. If you’re successful at this exercise even after age 40, it could mean that you and your brain are aging more gracefully than most.
For Older Women, Vitamin D3 Supplementation Helps Build Muscle Strength
One of the hard facts of aging is that with every decade of life starting around age 30, muscle mass begins to decrease. If not remedied with good nutrition and regular exercise, this loss of both muscle mass and muscle function may eventually lead to frailty. However, a new study has revealed that vitamin D3 can assist aging women in fighting to retain muscle.
Think Fast With Fats: Fish Oil for a Sharper Memory and Better Reaction Time
Fish oil supplements can boost memory and reaction time in healthy young adults and provide different benefits for men and women. According to a recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, scientists in New Zealand found that the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), found abundantly in fatty fish and fish oil, supported memory and reaction time (1)
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